Sledgecrowbar
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- Jun 21, 2012
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I'm in the process of restoring my recently-purchased 91-30. Despite it's lack of monetary value, I'm doing the job accurately, with new shellac, stripping and bluing all metal parts, the whole nine yards. I'm happy with how it's coming out, despite the difficulties getting there.
I've been cleaning the bore off and on as I wait for something to arrive in the mail or for the stores to open up, as my free time is late at night. I had bought new 30-caliber bronze and nylon brushes for this, and was surprised that I lost resistance when using the bronze brush after one extensive session, getting a lot of graphite-colored residue out (I'm under the impression this is lead, correct me if I'm wrong and I'm reaming my bore with a bristle brush). There is also a bit of copper sparkle on the patches when I clean the solvent out after brushing. I believe this is bronze from the bristles, as I'm using Hoppes No. 9, that isn't known for breaking down copper fouling, and I've been on this bore for a while.
I ordered more bronze brushes, Dewey No-Harm is what I use, and they arrived today. I just went through *two* more brushes, to the point that running them through the barrel feels almost like there's nothing on the end of the cleaning rod.
The bore is unbelievably crudded up according to my patches, so I'm running the brushes in both directions to save from having to unscrew the brush and then screw it back in every time. Am I wrong to run them back up the barrel after pushing them out the muzzle? I'm using a store-bought breech guide that works very well for me, and I support the rod as the brush falls away from the crown. I've had no problems as far as going through the motions of normal cleaning. I'm wondering if running them back and forth is making the bristles become more soft. I tried the first brush again, with the same result, so I know the brushes aren't just temporarily wilting from friction heat.
I know that any brush will eventually wear down, but my pistol-length brush for my 9mm has the same lead fouling tint as these brushes and shows no signs of wear. It has far less to travel, but it's been used for a while now.
Maybe Dewey takes their No-Harm brand name a little too seriously. I bought them because I have Dewey rods, but I'd like to be able to clean one resto job without having to stock up on tools. If there's a better brush, I'll buy it, but I'm thinking there's not a whole lot of difference between one and another.
I've been cleaning the bore off and on as I wait for something to arrive in the mail or for the stores to open up, as my free time is late at night. I had bought new 30-caliber bronze and nylon brushes for this, and was surprised that I lost resistance when using the bronze brush after one extensive session, getting a lot of graphite-colored residue out (I'm under the impression this is lead, correct me if I'm wrong and I'm reaming my bore with a bristle brush). There is also a bit of copper sparkle on the patches when I clean the solvent out after brushing. I believe this is bronze from the bristles, as I'm using Hoppes No. 9, that isn't known for breaking down copper fouling, and I've been on this bore for a while.
I ordered more bronze brushes, Dewey No-Harm is what I use, and they arrived today. I just went through *two* more brushes, to the point that running them through the barrel feels almost like there's nothing on the end of the cleaning rod.
The bore is unbelievably crudded up according to my patches, so I'm running the brushes in both directions to save from having to unscrew the brush and then screw it back in every time. Am I wrong to run them back up the barrel after pushing them out the muzzle? I'm using a store-bought breech guide that works very well for me, and I support the rod as the brush falls away from the crown. I've had no problems as far as going through the motions of normal cleaning. I'm wondering if running them back and forth is making the bristles become more soft. I tried the first brush again, with the same result, so I know the brushes aren't just temporarily wilting from friction heat.
I know that any brush will eventually wear down, but my pistol-length brush for my 9mm has the same lead fouling tint as these brushes and shows no signs of wear. It has far less to travel, but it's been used for a while now.
Maybe Dewey takes their No-Harm brand name a little too seriously. I bought them because I have Dewey rods, but I'd like to be able to clean one resto job without having to stock up on tools. If there's a better brush, I'll buy it, but I'm thinking there's not a whole lot of difference between one and another.